Twine



V 0.. H. WATKINS.

TWINE FOR BINDING GRAIN, &c,

(No Model.)

Patented July 1, 1890.

UNITED STATES.

on'LA H. .WATKINS,

PATENT OFFI E.-

OF E L D'ORA, IOWA.

TWINE FORIBINDING GRAIN, 8 c".

-SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 431,298, dated July 1, 1890.

Application filed March 13, 1890. Serial H0. 343,804. I (No specimens.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORLA H. \VATKINB, a citizen of the United States of America,'re siding at Eidora, in the county of Hardin and State of Iowa, have invented anew and useful Twine for Binding Grain, &c., of which the following is a specification.

Heretofore straw has been twisted into bands in various ways for the purpose of bindinggrain. Continuous ropes of different sizes and lengths have also been made of straw in various ways for various purposes. A twine adapted to be spooled ,and' applied such a manner that the ends of the straws will be fastened and if the thread breaks theends of the thread will remain fastened, and the twine will not un twist to loosen the straws, and the thread will not become separatedfrom the straws, but the twine will remain compact and smooth and of uniform thickness, as required, to pass through the eye of a needle and the knot-tying mechanism of a grain-binder machine.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a piece of straw-twine twisted, as required, before the thread is applied; and Fig. 2 shows a piece to which the thread has been applied, as required, to produce the finished a ticle of manufacture.

The straw band or twine can be readily formed and twisted by'hand or machinery, and then-stitched with thread by hand or machinery; but I design producing and using a machine for manufacturing the twine that will simultaneously form and twist and stitch and finish and spool the article at a nominal cost, as required, to supply a compact grainbinding material that is uniform in thickness and sufliciently strong and durablefor thepurpose contemplated. The thickness of a band, rope, or twine thus constructed of a cheap material that has a limited degree of tensile strength and is re-enforced by stitching with a thread may vary as desire I The straw may be improved, as required,to prevent brittleness and breaking and decaying by immersing it in lye or a suitable liquid composition before it is twisted or after it is twisted and stitched, and when the finished product becomes dry and stiff it can readily be made pliable by soaking it in water,

oil, or any other suitable liquid before it is to be used for binding grain or for any other purpose for which it is adapted.

I claim as my invention A band, rope, or twine composedof straws .twisted together and re-enforced and fast- 7 ORLA H. WATKINS.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLES C. BULKLEY, THOMAS G. ORWIG. 

